The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror

Stevenson, Robert Louis

ISBN 10: 0141439734 / ISBN 13: 9780141439730

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2003

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0000070900

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• Titel: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror
• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0141439734
• ISBN-13: 9780141439730
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Good

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Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a morality tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are "The Body Snatcher," which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and "Olalla," a tale of vampirism and "the beast within," with a beautiful woman at its center.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) is the author of many works of fiction including Kidnapped, Treasure Island, The Weir of Hermiston, and poetry.

Robert Mighall has edited The Picture of Dorian Gray for Penguin Classics and is the author of A Geography of Victorian Gothic Fiction (1999).